MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F108.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2508031200F108.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 4.5 day GFS valid 0Z FRI 8 AUG 25 Station: 42.96,-92.88 Latitude: 42.96 Longitude: -92.88 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 95 SFC 974 328 27.5 25.1 87 2.4 25.7 159 11 302.9 306.8 299.7 365.5 21.03 2 950 547 26.9 23.1 80 3.8 24.1 166 20 304.4 308.0 299.0 361.4 19.05 3 900 1025 24.6 19.2 72 5.4 20.8 191 30 306.9 309.8 297.5 354.3 15.74 4 850 1525 21.6 15.8 70 5.8 17.6 208 35 308.8 311.3 296.5 349.5 13.44 5 800 2050 20.6 9.6 49 11.0 13.5 222 32 313.1 314.9 294.8 342.3 9.41 6 750 2606 18.1 4.9 42 13.2 10.1 234 28 316.2 317.6 294.1 339.1 7.25 7 700 3192 13.3 4.6 56 8.6 8.0 254 23 317.2 318.6 294.6 341.3 7.63 8 650 3811 9.0 -7.6 30 16.6 1.1 284 7 319.1 319.7 291.7 330.0 3.31 9 600 4467 3.6 -10.3 35 14.0 -2.5 331 11 320.3 320.9 291.7 329.9 2.91 10 550 5165 -2.4 -10.6 53 8.2 -5.9 322 21 321.2 321.8 292.1 331.5 3.10 11 500 5912 -9.0 -16.2 56 7.2 -11.5 316 17 322.1 322.5 291.5 329.4 2.16 12 450 6719 -14.9 -22.8 51 7.9 -17.1 317 20 324.5 324.8 291.5 329.3 1.36 13 400 7597 -21.9 -30.3 46 8.4 -23.5 312 14 326.6 326.7 291.5 329.3 0.77 14 350 8568 -27.9 -44.0 20 16.0 -29.7 279 9 331.1 331.1 292.2 332.0 0.22 15 300 9658 -35.5 -41.4 55 5.9 -36.1 239 11 335.4 335.4 293.5 336.7 0.34 16 250 10898 -45.8 -46.3 94 0.5 -45.8 235 13 338.0 338.1 294.1 339.0 0.24 17 200 12346 -56.5 -60.1 64 3.5 -56.6 270 10 343.2 343.3 295.1 343.5 0.06 18 150 14138 -61.6 -73.1 20 11.4 -61.8 278 20 363.9 363.9 299.5 363.9 0.01 19 100 16657 -60.8 -84.0 3 23.2 -61.1 233 8 410.3 410.3 306.5 410.3 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5817.65 m Freezing level: 570.05 mb = 4885.17 m = 16027.26 ft Wetbulb zero: 634.97 mb = 4002.59 m = 13131.70 ft Precipitable water: 1.72 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 52.48 % Est. max temperature: 35.50 C = 95.90 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 941.55 mb = 626.25 m = 2054.59 ft T: 26.49 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.18 C/km ThetaE index: 26.43 C Layer 950.0- 700.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 747.07 mb = 2639.65 m = 8660.17 ft Mean mixing ratio: 17.39 g/kg Conv temperature: 40.71 C = 105.27 F Cap Strength: 3.18 C Lifted Index: -8.71 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -11.19 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.64 C Showalter Index: -5.84 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 55.40 C Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Vertical Totals Index: 30.58 C Cross Totals Index: 24.82 C K Index: 37.78 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 404.70 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -3.87 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 3465.47 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 83.25 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 172.38 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.14 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 865.82 mb = 1363.91 m = 4474.71 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 670.82 mb = 3547.71 m = 11639.32 ft Equ Level (EL): 160.82 mb = 13704.04 m = 44960.20 ft B at Equ Level: 3452.83 J/kg Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 247.4 at 21.2 knts Storm direction: 277.4 at 15.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 4.1 neg: 0.0 tot: 4.1 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 89.0 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 341.4 neg: -1.2 tot: 340.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.67 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 11.2 stream: 7.6 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 6.85 Bulk Rich Number: 40.42 Bulk Shear: 85.73 m/s